It would be quite unusual for a banker's mark to show up on a Commodus denarius. For reasons I do not understand, banker's marks are far more...
Har har! I'm moving a bit slow this morning, so it took me a moment...I was going to blather on about how the Phi is sometimes described as a...
That is a charming coin, zumbly. And the colors are spectacular in a subtle way. I don't have very many ancient animals (Gallienus, mostly), but...
I too want to know if something I have is a forgery/fake/iffy. And I'd rather have my coin called out publically - as several others have...
I recently got this small AE provincial. I think it is Caracalla, from Philipopolis - "ΦIΛIΠΠ..." is just barely visible on the reverse. It is...
Nice Faustinas, everyone. I have a different "MATRI" from that lovely OP Roman Collector shared. She's veiled here: [ATTACH] Faustina II...
Hover goats - I believe! I believe! I am reviving this old thread because I just got a Macedonian AE of Philip V that appears to be just like...
I can't seem to find a photo of the obverse, but here is my avatar in all its worn-smooth glory: [ATTACH] I have some nicer ones, but this was...
Thanks for sharing that story, Al - the Peter Rosa saga is interesting, if not in a good way. Too bad the dealer was so hard-nosed about the...
Interesting discussion. The late sestertii (and smaller AEs) are confusing to me. The weights seem to be all over the place starting around the...
I wasn't planning on removing the green - it doesn't appear to be bronze disease (hard, not powdery). I'll keep an eye on it, though.
Lots of beading showing too - shows what I know! Nice coins. I like 'em.
It seems to me that some types of coins are found off-center more than others. For instance, you don't see many off-center sestertii. Or am I...
Off-center ancients really appeal to me. I cannot defend it - it's like some weird numismatic fetish. But I really like them - and they are...
Great lot of ancients. Seeing these really make me drool. On my miniscule budget, I go with small, unattributed eBay lots - the quality isn't...
That is a lot better than I thought - I do think you can attribute it. What I do is a Google Image search for Alexander drachm and hope I get...
An interesting coin. My inexpert guess is that it is a contemporary imitation/variant, as Pavlos suggests. Whenever I have an Illyria question,...
I like that very, very much, zumbly. A Trajan Decius double sestertius is one of my many, many Dream Coins. Nice style and appealing color -...
In my very inexpert opinion, it looks genuine to me. I rather like worn coins such as this one - and I even like off-center as well. The weight...
In my bottom-feeding, low budget experience, those Carthage horse-head types can be stunningly beautiful, and affordable. I have several, mostly...
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